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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






2. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






3. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






4. Technique of shading using dots to control value






5. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






6. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






7. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






8. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






9. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






10. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






11. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






12. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






13. Pale green






14. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






15. Renowned for paintings and prints






16. Creates blue dye






17. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






18. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






19. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






20. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






21. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






22. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






23. Something that supports a sculpture






24. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






25. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






26. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






27. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






28. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






29. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






30. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






31. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






32. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






33. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






34. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






35. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






36. Known for his glass sculpture






37. Where the revolving door was fully developed






38. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






39. Application of potassium sulphide






40. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






41. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






42. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






43. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






44. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






45. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






46. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






47. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






48. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






49. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






50. The amount of light reflected by a hue